Chapter 3
“I like dogs. How’s the settlement going?”
“New case. Cheating husband. And cheating wife. Entertainingly enough, with the same person.”
“Ooh. Bet that’s not fun.”
“In fact it rather is. I’m learning interesting tips for unusual sex acts. One involving a pool table. The whole set, in fact. Balls included.”
“If you’re trying to shock me,” Don said, leaning on the counter, “it’s not working.” Kit, partway through today’s shift, stopped to listen; Don shooed him away with a towel. Outside, rain bounced in to clamor off the ground and dive wildly down from eaves. The world became noisy and close, coffee-hot and intimate.
“Don’t tell me you know how to do thatwith a pool cue,” Raine said. “Imagine your customers finding out. Horror and scandal in the local coffee shop. Story at eleven.”
“What makes you think I don’t get kinky with my espresso machine after hours?”